The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30

Milan during the pat wluterslhaI
has hpen known in years. Theylhave
hand scratching to make u j ing, and
some of them talk of leaving here.
MIR Il. + Edwards, accompanied
hy Henry H,wkius, culored, went out
before day yesterday morning near
the tank on the |. Z. road. north Of
town, and killed tweniy-pOnnd COB.
Ter, with beard ten inches long. Hen,
ry did the killing with Bobs gun
hence both claim the hon0rs.
The Baptist choir has added u vio-
lin and two horns TO the instrumental
part Of it's makeup. aud those who
have heard them say their music is
excellent. The choir Of that church
has long heen considered the hest in
town. and with this addition, no doubt
larger congregations will he attracted.
Bill Parker and Mon. Bell both
olored, had difficulty last Saturday,
when Parker ran Bell into u store,
striking Mt him. it is said with II
knife. Parker was fined $S5 by
Mayor Stone and locked up Last
Tuesday warrant was sworn out hy
Bell and Parker was carried before
E q. Jordan, who s4nt him to jail to
await trial ut the law court,
Lieut.. Bnrhee, Of the salvati0n
army, preached on the street ev.
cry night this week, aud has had large
and attentive crowds to hear him.
We noticed number of ladies in the
audience Thursday night. He has n
strong, clear, well-modulAted voice,
and could he distinctly heard hy ten
thousand people out Of doors. Som.
Of our citizens jim with him 10 the
exercises, tut We have heattAsf NJ
converts yet.
Our citizens, we learn, are to have 4
literary treat seldom enjoyed in thi,
place, in the closing exercises of til,
city schools. From what we can gath
er the recitations will he of high or
der of merit, aud the rehearsals of th,
scholars who are to participate give
promise of most interesting occa
sion. The music is to consist of cho
ruses, trios, etc. These exercises vii
) he in the Baptist church on the eveuin,
Of May 10Th.
At joint meeting of the board q
! education and the school directors las
Monday, after careful consideration
[ they unanimously resolved to re cleo
Prof. &. Tn. Kellogg superintendent
of Milan public schools for the mex
year, 1t is proper to state that thi
action is in accord with The wishes {
almost all cur people. Prof. kellogg
found things in II chaotic state whe
] he took charge last year, and nov
! by his tireless, strict and unremitlin
labor, we have az good a graded sy
TEN Of schools rs any in the stat,
The children are prompt in their a
tendance, better in department, an
are making much better progress
u their studies than heretofore.
: The sym JtOms Of boom for Mia
u continue favorable. The secretal
Of state n few days since registered
IA
II charter for the Tennessee Central al
o Alabama Railroad Company. I'll
e inccrporators are Horace Scott, v
Is I. Glasgow, Spl. Hill, W. L. Ora
e berry, Jas. l., Gaines, r. 2. Tayl
and 1. j. Happel. The propos,
81 line is to run from Trenton, over Il
10 line aud he'd of the old Tenness
Ii Central railroad to Milan, aud then
rs to Florence, Ala; alsn going nor
& from Trenton to the Mississippi riv,
This charter has also heen register
ID IN Trenton, aud the people there a
s. anxious for the road. We notice III
'e immense ISLES of lots have taken pls
re in Florence this week, and that to,
= is on the biggest kind of = boom. T
l. land company there have voted So
600 to help build a road to Mills